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Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2676 Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Master Plan |
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Requester: |
Sue Noyes |
Organization: |
Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority |
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Project Title: |
Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Master Plan |
Date Submitted: |
01/31/2000 12:27:20 PM |
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District Member: |
Alzo Reddick |
Service Area: |
Statewide |
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Counties Affected: |
{Statewide} |
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Recipient: |
Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority |
Contact: |
Sue Noyes |
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5800 Veterans Memorial Drive |
Contact Phone: |
(850) 222-8738 |
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Tallahassee 32308 |
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Project Description: |
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A project master plan for the future Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park in Marion County to enable the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority to raise private funds to help construct the facilities. The master plan involves development of a financial/operating plan, a marketing plan, an economic feasibility plan, permitting requirements, surveys, architectural drawings and engineering and other related items. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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A world class park that contains a museum/visitor, an education center and agriculture display area, a 3,000 seat indoor multi-purpose arena, two covered warm-up areas, five 200-stall horse barns, two 300-stall agriculture barns that can be used for horses when needed, training tracks for all racing breeds for exhibition only (non-parimutuel) and other components necessay for international events. The Florida 2012 Committee has chosen the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park as the 2012 Olympics equestrian venue site and the Authority is committed to developing this park well in advance of the event. Florida's bid must be submitted in December 2000. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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An Economic Feasibility Analysis conducted in December 1999 indicates the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park will generate $82 million annually in direct and secondary impact on Florida's economy and will create 925 jobs as well as bring in $4.8 million annually in state and local taxes. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$6,000,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$60,000,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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No |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1999-2000 |
Amount: |
$75,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency: |
Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Preliminary Economic Feasibility Analysis dated 12/16/1999 |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Marion County Legislative Delegation |
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Meeting Date: |
01/11/2000 |
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